The Black Dahlia Murder
RiddleThe murder of Elizabeth Short
has haunted the Los Angeles Police Department since the heinous
crime was committed in 1947. The reason will undoubtedly surprise
many. The truth is: L.A.P.D. knew who killed Elizabeth Short;
they had him, they grilled him, but they did not hold him.

This site tells the story of the last days of Elizabeth
Short, known in life and in death as the Black Dahlia. It reveals the
name of her alleged killer, deciphered from cryptic messages he sent
to the L.A. Examiner and L.A.P.D. over 50 years ago.

Elizabeth Short hailed from Medford, Massachusetts. She quit school
at age 16 and became a drifter. During the last four years of her life,
she floated from Massachusetts through California, through Florida
through Indiana, and into Chicago where she boarded a train and rode
to the Union Pacific station in Los Angeles. Soon after her 1946 arrival
in LA, Elizabeth was tagged "the Black Dahlia." Her moniker
was earned because of her raven locks, penchant for wearing black,
intriguingly obsessive behavior and the release of Raymond Chandler's
The Blue Dahlia as a motion picture.

The Black Dahlia murder has been a baffler. It is the most infamous
unresolved homicide in LAPD history. But the solution to the Dahlia
murder has been "there" for LAPD Homicide and the LA public
for more than a half-century. This is a paradox with a simple explanation:
the solution was shrouded in black symbolism, abstruse encryption,
plus a plethora of reportage.

For over 50 years, the murder of the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short,
captivated the interest of virtually everyone familiar with the case.
Within this site are the details of the life of Elizabeth Short and
her gruesome and premature death. Through the deciphering of clues
intentionally left by her killer, the Black Dahlia's murderer is revealed,
along with his twisted motives and methods. This site is dedicated
to the memory of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, and to the truth
about what happened to her in her final days.